Day 3 - Seven Scrapwood Challenge videos in Seven Days. Check back tomorrow for the next episode or check out yesterdays if you haven't seen it already. I'll make some free plans for the stool as soon as I get chance. :)
Thank you so much Neil. I quite fell in love with that 'scrap wood challenge' : simple, quick to build, really useful land inexpensive. If you do, I'll be willing to build one or two with my son during holidays :)
I've seen stools like this where the seat is one piece, just folding to one side - never split in half. I like this one better, symmetrical and much more intricate. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve seen both, but prefer this one. The asymmetrical version needs something to hold the seat in place, whereas the symmetrical one has the two halves lock each other into place.
I'm a beginner woodworker. I have a "Woodworking" list that I save neat ideas to. You and Fisher's Shop occupy and exceptionally high percentage of the videos I've saved as projects to make. Set aside the very cool ideas, you both are very relaxing to listen to and inspire confidence in creation. Thanks so much!
Beautiful end result. We made these at shop class in middle school, I'ts been 15 years now and I still regularly use that stool. One of the best and most useful beginner projects.
My granpa used to make exacly this stoll here in Brazil, 20 yrs ago, when he was alive and i was a kid. It was nice to see you make them, thanks for the video. A hug from Brazil! =) Sry for the poor english btw
Just made one today with my students ( 14 year olds with autism, behavior disorder, language difficulties...) and they loved it! Finished a testmodel today and tomorrow they will be making their own! Thanks for the inspiration!
My wife has a table/TV tray that is this same split top design and we use it often when we need a small temporary work surface. I never would have thought to make a smaller version that could be a stool. great stuff!
Love this! I made some of these for camping years ago - Scooping the seat is a nice idea, but I use mine for both stools and end tables so I left mine totally flat. Keep up the great work!
My parents have had a couple of these since the 80's. We used them as camp tables when I was growing up. They're absolutely fantastic and as good now as the day they were built.
Lots of nostalgia for me. I immediately recognised the design as something we'd made in woodworking class in high school (Sydney) in year eight? Your's is way better of course. Also my father had a huge camphor laurel in his backyard which he cut down about 15 years ago ... and I never thought to save any. Lovely work as usual.
Nice job! I made one of these in grade 7 shop class 30 years ago and I still use it today! Instead of bolts, dowels were used which also duplicated as a handle.
Cool job! This video reminded me of the same stool that my grandfather once had. It was bought/made back in the days of the USSR and is possibly still stored somewhere in the closet. Thanks,sir!
Another absolutely great project. This one I really like, would make such an excellent, not too complicated gift to make for family and friends. BTW, really like the finish, it's just enough to really bring out and highlight the beautiful grain of the wood.
My parents have a couple of these that they've had since the 80's. When I was growing up we used them as camping tables while sitting around the fire. They're as solid 30+ years later as the day they were made.
I've not seen the design before - the two halfs binding it together mean it becomes more stable the more force is applied, and it folds away in such an elegant manner. I think I'm going to modify our folding dinner tables to do this.
@@mass4552 check the below video. There are alot out there and this is one i recently viewed. I think this is Russian but you can clearly see the idea. th-cam.com/video/7qrh3y0XGpQ/w-d-xo.html
Wow! No there is a bolt of lightening from my childhood! A great Uncle of mine made a folding stool very like this for ME when I was a child - for use in the bathroom, so i could reach the taps on the lavatory. I remember it HAD to be a folding stool, because there was no space for a regular stool.............................. I have to admire the way you consider each project a "complete work". What is essentially a utilitarian necessity is finessed and finished to "front room" quality. Thank you for sharing your talents, I look forward to each video, and I mark the Seven challenges in a row as a holiday treat!
It would also make a handy dandy portable patio table or T.V. table. Larger of course. Great karate performance btw. Very enjoyable, thanks for posting.
Many years ago, my 6th grade woodshop class used this stool design to demonstrate production-line manufacturing of wooden stools. Each student set up and produced multiple copies of a part, and then we assembled them all. The class sold most of them for a fundraiser. I got to keep two of the stools, and they lasted many years, thank you for the memory!
I have fond memories of this style of stool - my grandparents use to have a small one I would sit on in their garden as a toddler. Cool project, great execution.
the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
We have a taller set of four of these that my great uncle made. They are much thinner since they are tables and not stools you have to stand on. They are the best tables to use at a couch ever! Love this project and idea! Now I want one of these too! :D
nice. when my grandfather passed away 15 years ago my dad found a pile of these stools in his shop and he hadn't done any wood work in over 10 years at that point. I have 2 of these, a tall one and a short one. all I have done is paint them. still as sturdy as ever and they are at least 25-30 years old. made out of 1/2" plywood too.
We bought two stools just like this at an estate sale. Friends that have seen them are always asking to have a look so that they can recreate them. I'll send them this way too now. Great work!
I made one of these about 20 years ago in a woodworking course and it really is a great project. Often thought about scaling it up to make a small little table or display stand. Thanks.
I've made a few of these seats, instead of bolts dowels work fine. The top bolts can be completely replaced by the handle dowel. The bolts in the middle of the legs can be replaced by dowels too.
He visto muchos vídeos de estos taburetes, pero este sin duda es el mejor, por como lo hace, explica y su terminación. Perfecto. Un saludo desde España. 👍
we have a couple of similarly designed folding tables for camping - very adaptable and compact basic design - thanks for the How-To as I have been wanting to do just this - new tables.
I made these back in june during the height of the pandemic lockdown. my 2 sons 9 and 6 learned how to use power tools and had fun making their own stools. I originally made my first one in 8th grade shop class back in 1992. I used dowels for the hinges instead of bolts
We have a few fishing stools like this but a bit bigger. They are super light, easy to carry down to the waters edge, and it's better than sitting on a rock or stump.
Really cool! Finally looked up camper laurel and learned it’s camphor laurel. LOL! Nice grain though. We don’t have this in Massachusetts but apparently grows in the southern US.
Funny, I made mine something like 8 years ago when I found plans on internet. These plans were meant as a sort of mobile workbench and I often use it as an addition to the table when we have many guests. It's the same height as the table. I made it with dowels that were glued on one side and it is really sturdy
My brother-in-law made a bunch of tables like this several years ago after seeing one in a store. He definitely improved on each one but did discover how important it is to cut the feet correctly when he made the first one.
Lovely stool Pask. It reminds me a lot of those Luban lock type tables I've seen Master Asian craftsmen make. The wax you use really brings out the beauty of the wood. I love it.
you may have wanted to consider using nylon locking nuts (the ones with the blue ring on the inside) so that they wouldn't work themselves loose over time. great video and a simple but extraordinary result, I'll have to make one of these in the future.
I have a set of these for my boat as they stow away really easy, what we also have is a table made of the same design so you always have a table set available! Not as nice as yours though, fantastic video. Thank you!
As a Martial artist I totally endorse that karate chop!! Great work again Neil! I have to admit when I saw the thumbnail of the stool, I was like ok I knew it folded, but watching the video I was blown away by how it folded. I’m from Brooklyn and I have never seen a stool fold like that! Super efficient and sturdy. Another one I have to take a crack at over the spring/summer. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s video
I love the look of that wood you use. Beautiful color. I'm thinking about making a table like this, to go with a pair of wooden nesting chairs for a house-warming gift for friends.
I love how you take something that exists in basic form and make it so much better and more beautiful! Watching you work is truly inspiring! On a side note: I tried the hand chopping thing on a piece of maple, and it didn't work.... Will try it on pine once my hand heals. :P
Nice job ! Thanks for the video ! I recently completed a folding table of the same design. (2 - 8 ft. 2x4's and 1 - 8 ft. 1 x 12 plus a handful of 1-5/8" screws)
I would love one of these in Camphor Laurel - Radiata Pine just doesn't smell as good. Definitely a cool design. I've been making them with my students for the last 20-odd years and also made a picnic table sized version with slats on the top instead of solid panels. Cool use of scrap wood Neil
Thank you for a great project and video. I look forward to these plans. An easy enough project I can do with my minimal tools & workshop. Great dog too!
My grandpa used to have these stools he built in the 40’s as a young man I believe. Set of 4 for road side seating when traveling and side tables when arriving at destinations
I have one of those chairs, but can´t remember where I put it. Got as a birthdaypresent from my mother over 10 years ago. Keep up the good work! I really like your videos and look forward to what you are going to make next!
Al those martial arts and magic skills!!! Perfect for christmas. Edit: would have loved to see how you shaped the seating surface. I just love watching you work
Awesome build, Its so simple and really nice that it seems only hand tools could be used for it with power tools speeding it up, inspired to try it myself!
I made one exactly like this in 8th grade "shop class". Over thirty years later and I'm still using it around my house. (Maybe I should make some more; it's a fun and simple project.)
Day 3 - Seven Scrapwood Challenge videos in Seven Days. Check back tomorrow for the next episode or check out yesterdays if you haven't seen it already.
I'll make some free plans for the stool as soon as I get chance. :)
Yes please!
Thank you so much Neil.
I quite fell in love with that 'scrap wood challenge' : simple, quick to build, really useful land inexpensive.
If you do, I'll be willing to build one or two with my son during holidays :)
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That's a brilliant little stool. Such a great design, I've never seen one like that before,
I've seen stools like this where the seat is one piece, just folding to one side - never split in half. I like this one better, symmetrical and much more intricate. Thanks for sharing!
And better balanced too.
I’ve seen both, but prefer this one. The asymmetrical version needs something to hold the seat in place, whereas the symmetrical one has the two halves lock each other into place.
I'm a beginner woodworker. I have a "Woodworking" list that I save neat ideas to. You and Fisher's Shop occupy and exceptionally high percentage of the videos I've saved as projects to make. Set aside the very cool ideas, you both are very relaxing to listen to and inspire confidence in creation. Thanks so much!
Beautiful end result. We made these at shop class in middle school, I'ts been 15 years now and I still regularly use that stool. One of the best and most useful beginner projects.
No you didn’t.
@@aaqilian5.085 I don't follow. Are you questioning whether or not we made folding stools in shop class?
I have been missing the Scrapwood challenges. Glad to see that they are getting some more love.
My granpa used to make exacly this stoll here in Brazil, 20 yrs ago, when he was alive and i was a kid. It was nice to see you make them, thanks for the video. A hug from Brazil! =) Sry for the poor english btw
Your English is fine, Leonardo ....Cheers from Australia !
Glad you enjoyed it Leonardo! :)
Just made one today with my students ( 14 year olds with autism, behavior disorder, language difficulties...) and they loved it!
Finished a testmodel today and tomorrow they will be making their own! Thanks for the inspiration!
Karate chop did not work :(
I've loved all these videos so far but this one is my favourite, can't wait to see tomorrows.
The sound effect at 5:36 was AMAZING! Can't wait to see the next four!
My wife has a table/TV tray that is this same split top design and we use it often when we need a small temporary work surface. I never would have thought to make a smaller version that could be a stool. great stuff!
Never was so much made from so little by so few! Another grand little quickie with a grand result! Thanks for sharing!
Love this! I made some of these for camping years ago - Scooping the seat is a nice idea, but I use mine for both stools and end tables so I left mine totally flat. Keep up the great work!
Man, your shop has got to smell amazing, with all of that camphor laurel
Beautifully executed and the grain/color is spectacular! Thank you Neil, looking forward to seeing your plans!
Love that little stool. Wood be perfect most anywhere. Even a small camp end table, small bed room, hunting blind, kitchen, ...
Nice pun
My parents have had a couple of these since the 80's. We used them as camp tables when I was growing up. They're absolutely fantastic and as good now as the day they were built.
Lots of nostalgia for me. I immediately recognised the design as something we'd made in woodworking class in high school (Sydney) in year eight? Your's is way better of course. Also my father had a huge camphor laurel in his backyard which he cut down about 15 years ago ... and I never thought to save any. Lovely work as usual.
Another peach of a project. Simple yet it's something you can see lasting generations.
I've seen similar "camping" chairs but not this style.
What a fantastic scrap wood build!
I'm going to build at least two!!
Thank you!!
Nice job! I made one of these in grade 7 shop class 30 years ago and I still use it today! Instead of bolts, dowels were used which also duplicated as a handle.
I made one for my wife as a garden stool. I used wooden dowels instead of fasteners. It turned out nice I think. Great video!
Cool job! This video reminded me of the same stool that my grandfather once had. It was bought/made back in the days of the USSR and is possibly still stored somewhere in the closet. Thanks,sir!
Another absolutely great project. This one I really like, would make such an excellent, not too complicated gift to make for family and friends. BTW, really like the finish, it's just enough to really bring out and highlight the beautiful grain of the wood.
My parents have a couple of these that they've had since the 80's. When I was growing up we used them as camping tables while sitting around the fire. They're as solid 30+ years later as the day they were made.
I've not seen the design before - the two halfs binding it together mean it becomes more stable the more force is applied, and it folds away in such an elegant manner. I think I'm going to modify our folding dinner tables to do this.
I have also seen this in a larger form as a folding table. Good build. Great job.
I was thinking about changing this design for a table. Do you remember where you saw it?
@@mass4552 check the below video. There are alot out there and this is one i recently viewed. I think this is Russian but you can clearly see the idea. th-cam.com/video/7qrh3y0XGpQ/w-d-xo.html
@@nikosdimeas2864 Thanks. Heading there now.
Wow! No there is a bolt of lightening from my childhood! A great Uncle of mine made a folding stool very like this for ME when I was a child - for use in the bathroom, so i could reach the taps on the lavatory. I remember it HAD to be a folding stool, because there was no space for a regular stool..............................
I have to admire the way you consider each project a "complete work". What is essentially a utilitarian necessity is finessed and finished to "front room" quality. Thank you for sharing your talents, I look forward to each video, and I mark the Seven challenges in a row as a holiday treat!
Lots of magic in this episode.
He started also :(
Nooooo..
Wow... Camphor Laurel is such a beautiful wood, and it and you produced a wonderful, and beautiful stool!
It would also make a handy dandy portable patio table or T.V. table. Larger of course. Great karate performance btw. Very enjoyable, thanks for posting.
Many years ago, my 6th grade woodshop class used this stool design to demonstrate production-line manufacturing of wooden stools. Each student set up and produced multiple copies of a part, and then we assembled them all. The class sold most of them for a fundraiser. I got to keep two of the stools, and they lasted many years, thank you for the memory!
I absolutely love this. It's such a handy little thing to have. Top stuff. I'm going to have a go at making one. Many thanks 😊
Nice project. My dad made 2 of these a long time ago. They were larger and were used as tables. Very useful for camping.
I have fond memories of this style of stool - my grandparents use to have a small one I would sit on in their garden as a toddler. Cool project, great execution.
I like this stool design which I hadn't seen before, and you executed it beautifully.
Very handy little stool, and good-looking, too!
Never seen a stool like that either!
Tis the season for giving and learning, thank you for the wonderful video to make that possible! ❤
I have a couple of plastic tables that look just like this. I have never seen it in wood or as a chair. Fab work, Neil. That's a beauty.
the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
We have a taller set of four of these that my great uncle made. They are much thinner since they are tables and not stools you have to stand on. They are the best tables to use at a couch ever! Love this project and idea! Now I want one of these too! :D
nice. when my grandfather passed away 15 years ago my dad found a pile of these stools in his shop and he hadn't done any wood work in over 10 years at that point. I have 2 of these, a tall one and a short one. all I have done is paint them. still as sturdy as ever and they are at least 25-30 years old. made out of 1/2" plywood too.
We bought two stools just like this at an estate sale. Friends that have seen them are always asking to have a look so that they can recreate them. I'll send them this way too now. Great work!
I love the design; the complexity and simplicity. Make me wanna make one of my own! Inspiring, can't want for the next one.
Yes, the folding stool/table has been around for many years, but you did an outstanding job documenting the build. Great video as always, Neil.
I made one of these about 20 years ago in a woodworking course and it really is a great project. Often thought about scaling it up to make a small little table or display stand. Thanks.
I've made a few of these seats, instead of bolts dowels work fine. The top bolts can be completely replaced by the handle dowel. The bolts in the middle of the legs can be replaced by dowels too.
He visto muchos vídeos de estos taburetes, pero este sin duda es el mejor, por como lo hace, explica y su terminación. Perfecto. Un saludo desde España. 👍
we have a couple of similarly designed folding tables for camping - very adaptable and compact basic design - thanks for the How-To as I have been wanting to do just this - new tables.
Beautiful and simple little piece of work! Best wishes for the Christmas holiday and pray for a much better new year.
I made these back in june during the height of the pandemic lockdown. my 2 sons 9 and 6 learned how to use power tools and had fun making their own stools. I originally made my first one in 8th grade shop class back in 1992. I used dowels for the hinges instead of bolts
We have a few fishing stools like this but a bit bigger. They are super light, easy to carry down to the waters edge, and it's better than sitting on a rock or stump.
Really cool! Finally looked up camper laurel and learned it’s camphor laurel. LOL! Nice grain though. We don’t have this in Massachusetts but apparently grows in the southern US.
Funny, I made mine something like 8 years ago when I found plans on internet. These plans were meant as a sort of mobile workbench and I often use it as an addition to the table when we have many guests. It's the same height as the table. I made it with dowels that were glued on one side and it is really sturdy
My brother-in-law made a bunch of tables like this several years ago after seeing one in a store.
He definitely improved on each one but did discover how important it is to cut the feet correctly when he made the first one.
You are one of few makers I directly click on "Like" even before watching the video because I know it will be good. Never disappointed. Respects Sir.
Lovely stool Pask. It reminds me a lot of those Luban lock type tables I've seen Master Asian craftsmen make.
The wax you use really brings out the beauty of the wood. I love it.
you may have wanted to consider using nylon locking nuts (the ones with the blue ring on the inside) so that they wouldn't work themselves loose over time. great video and a simple but extraordinary result, I'll have to make one of these in the future.
I love these little stools, seen a lot made and yours is really top notch 👌. It's one thing I'm going to try to build myself.
I have a set of these for my boat as they stow away really easy, what we also have is a table made of the same design so you always have a table set available! Not as nice as yours though, fantastic video. Thank you!
As a Martial artist I totally endorse that karate chop!! Great work again Neil! I have to admit when I saw the thumbnail of the stool, I was like ok I knew it folded, but watching the video I was blown away by how it folded. I’m from Brooklyn and I have never seen a stool fold like that! Super efficient and sturdy. Another one I have to take a crack at over the spring/summer. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s video
1:47 brilliant, made my day!
I love the look of that wood you use. Beautiful color. I'm thinking about making a table like this, to go with a pair of wooden nesting chairs for a house-warming gift for friends.
I've made a couple of these, only larger to use as end tables on the deck. Easy storage for the winter months.
Classic old time design over in us. We use as table for your drink outside. Thank You
No lie, this blew my mind! I haven’t seen a stool like that and now desperately want one!!!!
I love how you take something that exists in basic form and make it so much better and more beautiful! Watching you work is truly inspiring!
On a side note: I tried the hand chopping thing on a piece of maple, and it didn't work.... Will try it on pine once my hand heals. :P
Nice job ! Thanks for the video !
I recently completed a folding table of the same design. (2 - 8 ft. 2x4's and 1 - 8 ft. 1 x 12 plus a handful of 1-5/8" screws)
I would love one of these in Camphor Laurel - Radiata Pine just doesn't smell as good.
Definitely a cool design. I've been making them with my students for the last 20-odd years and also made a picnic table sized version with slats on the top instead of solid panels.
Cool use of scrap wood Neil
It's a wonderful design. I've never seen it as a stool, but here in the US they sell them made out of plastic as tables for your lawn furniture set.
Thank you for a great project and video. I look forward to these plans. An easy enough project I can do with my minimal tools & workshop. Great dog too!
I made one of these in school about 40 years ago. It's a little wobbly after the years of use, but still solid enough to use.
@1:47 I wasn't expecting that bit of video editing magic--caught me by surprise!
I am one of the viewers that has not seen this style of folding stool. Thanks so much for sharing all that you do! I'll definitely be making this!
I just got plans for this as a TV tray from Lee Valley and was having a hard time visualizing the base. This helped so much. Thx
I really liked them. I will make a pair for my son and me to use at fishing, easy to carry and store in the trunk. Thank.
You gave me inspiration. I made 2 of these for Christmas gifts. Thanks. I really liked this series of yours.
My grandpa used to have these stools he built in the 40’s as a young man I believe. Set of 4 for road side seating when traveling and side tables when arriving at destinations
Well done! I made folding workbench this way. It's nice and beefy and sooo much sturdier than a Black & Decker Workmate.
I have one of these stools all the way over here in Texas. It is pretty old, maybe 30 years or so. Great video as always!
What a coincidence, i have that searched. A beautiful project after the christmastime. Greetings from 🇩🇪
Meine Tochter plant, den Stuhl mit ihrem Opa in der Weihnachtszeit zu bauen. 👍🏻Tolles Projekt.
Beautiful little stool. Love that wood !
I had one of these for many years. Very handy👍✌️😊🙏🏼⚒⚒⚒
The curve in the seat really makes the difference from all the others!
Maybe my favorite scrap wood build, I gotta give that a go
What a lovely stool. Look forward to the plans. Thanks .
Nice looking and functional little stool.
great video. i made a couple of these for my niece and nephew not too long ago, love them
I have one of those chairs, but can´t remember where I put it.
Got as a birthdaypresent from my mother over 10 years ago.
Keep up the good work!
I really like your videos and look forward to what you are going to make next!
I love the smell of Camphor, I had a huge Camphor tree in my front yard growing up.
Al those martial arts and magic skills!!! Perfect for christmas.
Edit: would have loved to see how you shaped the seating surface. I just love watching you work
Such a great stool, thanks for sharing your brilliant skill and craftsmanship!
Awesome build, Its so simple and really nice that it seems only hand tools could be used for it with power tools speeding it up, inspired to try it myself!
That wood is so beautiful, I love it every time you use it! Wish we could get it in US
Very cool, I made a similar one in woodshop years ago when industrial arts was still common in US schools.
I made one exactly like this in 8th grade "shop class". Over thirty years later and I'm still using it around my house. (Maybe I should make some more; it's a fun and simple project.)
7 scrap wood challenges in 7 days? That sounds like a scrap wood challenge challenge.
What a beautiful little stool. Elegant folding system.
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We used to have one of these, would love to make some for picnics, thanks for the idea.
Beautiful job, and the Karate-chop was exemplary!
You could make collapsible sawhorses the same way. Nice.
All sawhorses are collapsible... if you put enough weight on top of them.